Culture

Do you ever wonder why so many people seem to have earphones or headphones on all of the time? Is it just to tune out the world? More likely, it’s to tune in to an engaging and enlightening broadcast on an interesting topic. If that’s not a familiar concept to…

So let’s assume you’re following public health guidance and staying at home. No more movie theaters, music performances, lectures or other outside social gatherings, right? Well, assuming you’re reading this post on your phone, tablet or computer, you’re not without resources to keep your mind engaged and brain cells humming…

Given the times we live in, there’s no doubt about this sentiment from Nella Last: “It’s a great blessing if one can lose all sense of time, all worries, if only for a short time, in a book.” And many of us are always on the lookout for the latest…

Do you pine for “the good old days?” Do you miss the tv shows you used to watch, and even wonder what might have happened to the characters, especially if they aged along with you? Well, for fans of the late 80s show Thirtysomething (when in fact you yourself may…

British author Alexandra Potter once said, “Life isn’t complicated. It’s very simple, really. It’s us who make it complicated.” And a good photograph can show us both life at its simplest- a woman’s smile, a mother’s glance- or life in a more complex realm- such as the challenge of an…

No doubt about it, there’s something special about grandmothers and cooking. Some of our earliest memories may be of watching our grandma work magic in the kitchen or eating one of her lovingly prepared meals. Such occasions bolstered our love of food and our love of Grandma as well. These…